- Author
- Fanney, A. H. | Liu, S. T.
- Title
- Experimental System Performance and Comparison With Computer Predictions for Six Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Book or Conf
- International Solar Energy Society Silver Jubilee Congress. Proceedings. Paper in Sun II 1. May 29-June 1, 1979, Atlanta, GA, 972-976 p., 1979
- Keywords
- performance tests; performance evaluation; test facilities; comparison
- Identifiers
- solar water heaters; solar water heating; solocost computer program; f-chart computer program; trnsys computer program
- Abstract
- Currently three computer programs, F-CHART (1), SOLOCOST (2), and TRNSYS (3), are being extensively utilized for the design and evaluation of solar space heating and domestic hot water systems. Although widely used, the accuracy of their predictions needs to be verified with experimental data. In order to provide data required for the validation of these computer codes for solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems, the staff at the National Bureau of Standards has fabricated and instrumented a solar hot water test facility at its Gaithersburg, Maryland site. This paper describes the test facility, the experimental results, and compares the experimental results with the computer predictions for the first eight months of operation.